Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests vs MediScans
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests
This app serves as a portable reference for nurses, providing essential information on over 400 lab and diagnostic tests. It includes details on preparation, patient care, panic levels, and visual aids, with offline access after initial download.
- Covers 400+ lab and diagnostic tests
- Includes radiography, imaging, and endoscopy
- Identifies panic lab levels and nurse alerts
- Features patient education guidelines
- Offline access to content
- SmartSearch technology for quick information retrieval
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. An in-App purchase is required to unlock all content. A Davis’s Notes Title! Lab Notes: Nurses' Guide to Lab & Diagnostic Tests, third edition is the portable reference you need to explain, prepare, and care for patients before, during, and after common lab and diagnostic testing. Key Features * Covers essentials for more than 400 lab and diagnostic tests. * Includes lab tests, radiography, arteriography, nuclear- and non-nuclear imaging, endoscopy, organ function and electrophysiology tests. * Identifies panic lab levels and nurse alerts. * Features illustrations that show positioning and views, specimen tube top colors, and examples of X-ray, mammogram, CT scan, MRI, ultrasound, whole skeleton bone scan, and lung scan images. * Offers patient education guidelines and tips. No internet connection is required to access the content after the initial download. Find information quickly using powerful SmartSearch technology. Search part of term for those hard to spell medical terms. Content licensed from printed ISBN 10: 0803644019 Content licensed from printed ISBN 13: 978-0803644014 SUBSCRIPTION : Please choose an auto renewable subscription plan to receive content access & continuous updates. Your subscription automatically renews as per your plan, so you always have the latest content. Yearly auto-renewing payments-$29.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user & auto-renewal can be disabled at any time by going to your device “Settings” and tapping “iTunes & App Store”. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-30000 Privacy Policy-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Editor(s): Tracey B. Hopkins, BSN, RN Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
MediScans
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MediScan is an ISO Medical Symbol Translator that helps healthcare professionals, medical device manufacturers, and regulatory teams quickly identify and understand the symbols found on medical device labels and packaging. WHAT MEDISCAN DOES: - Camera Scanning — Point your camera at any medical device label to identify ISO symbols in real time - Barcode & QR Detection — Automatically reads barcodes, QR codes, and UDI codes on device packaging - OCR Text Recognition — Recognizes abbreviations like LOT, REF, STERILE EO, and more from device labels - Full Symbol Library — Browse all ISO 15223-1 symbols organized by category with plain-English explanations PERFECT FOR: - Hospital and clinical staff handling medical devices - Medical device manufacturers and QA teams - Regulatory and compliance professionals - Anyone who needs to quickly decode an unfamiliar symbol on device packaging MediScan takes the guesswork out of medical device labeling — giving you fast, accurate translations of ISO 15223-1:2021 symbols right from your iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MediScans at none against Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests's 2. MediScans also leads on ads (none vs shown). Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. MediScans asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests | MediScans |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skyscape Medpresso Inc | Christopher DeOrio |
In-app purchases
Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests
- Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests$29.991 Year
- Lab Notes & Diagnostic Tests$29.99
MediScans
No in-app purchases
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